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He's part of what many fear is a lost generation, and there are thousands more like him. These Syrian children now live in refugee camp in Iraq. A UN report released Friday found that more than 70,000 Syrian refugee families do not have a father -- and almost 4,000 children are unaccompanied by or separated from both parents. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, AntÃ³nio Guterres fears for their future. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "Our main objective is to make sure it is not a lost generation and for that we need to bring them to school. Only one third of the refugee children is now having an opportunity to go to school." Others already feel trapped by a war they left behind. (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, ANTONIO GUTERRES, SAYING: "Many of them have been dramatically traumatized by violence. They need psycho - social support.